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The Lakers are finding defensive success in an unexpected way

Six and a half minutes remained in the second quarter of a dog fight between the Lakers and a shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team. With a timeout, head coach J.J. Redick calls for a switch in their defense from traditional man coverage to zone, leading to three straight stops and pushing a six-point lead to a […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 17 days ago | 1 read

Magic and Bird helped save the NBA, but Doc and Moses did their part, too

It is NBA gospel to believe that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, shining stars as they were in the East (and West), enabled the league to rise into the firmament, to become the Goliath it has since become. Upon their arrival in 1979, they polished pro basketball’s profile, burying its sordid, drug-addled past and paving the way for […]

From Liberty Ballers | 18 days ago | 0 reads

2026 NBA All-Star Game Preview: Luka, LeBron represent Lakers

This year’s All-Star weekend main event, the All-Star Game, will take place on Sunday. The selected All-Stars will be divided into three teams: Team World, Team Stars and Team Stripes. Start time and TV schedule What: NBA All-Star Game When: 2 p.m. PT, Feb. 15 Where: Intuit Dome Watch: NBC, Peacock This year’s All-Star Game will feature […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 18 days ago | 0 reads

Donovan Mitchell would welcome LeBron back to Cavs: ‘It’s LeBron James right?’

Another day, another write-up about LeBron James potentially joining the Cleveland Cavaliers after his current deal with the Los Angeles Lakers runs out this summer. This time, it was Cleveland’s current superstar, Donovan Mitchell, weighing in on the matter. Mitchell told SiriusXM NBA Radio that being a teammate with James would be special, but that […]

From Fear The Sword | 19 days ago | 2 reads

Jaxson Hayes laid a big egg in the dunk contest

Stop if you’ve heard this before, but the Lakers had someone in the dunk contest put up a dud. Jaxson Hayes competed in Saturday’s Dunk Contest at All-Star weekend and in a move that probably shouldn’t have been shocking given the history of Lakers competing in the event, it was a very underwhelming showing. Hayes’ […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 19 days ago | 1 read

Valentine’s Day: What made Barcelona YOUR club?

My grandfather is the one that got me into football. His favorite player was Romário, and he told me once that Romário played in Spain for this club called Barcelona. I was probably six years old. I didn’t think much of it at the time. Fast forward two years to June 2001 in a small […]

From Barca Blaugranes | 20 days ago | 5 reads

Lakers fans were unsatisfied with trade deadline activity

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. While the Lakers were buyers at the trade deadline, they did more window shopping than anything else. Sure, […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 20 days ago | 1 read

Luka Dončić ‘on course’ to play in All-Star Game

Thanks to Luka Dončić’s best effort to recover from his hamstring strain, it appears likely that he will be representing the Lakers in the All-Star Game on Sunday. Luka dealt with a hamstring strain for more than a week that caused him to miss the last four Lakers games before the All-Star break. While he […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 20 days ago | 1 read

The All-Star break is coming at the perfect time for the Lakers

The NBA season is a marathon, and at some point during the race, exhaustion sets in long before the finish line is within reach. That’s where the Lakers find themselves 54 games into their season. They’ve been dealing with injuries all year long, and Luka Dončić is currently out with a hamstring strain. Record-wise at […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 20 days ago | 0 reads

JJ Redick says Luka Dončić has ‘progressed really good’ from hamstring strain, expected to return after All-Star break

Despite entering the All-Star break injured, Luka Dončić seems to be heading towards a good place regarding his hamstring. The Laker superstar has missed the last four games due to the injury, and currently, his availability for the All-Star game is up in the air. However, the Lakers have remained optimistic that he avoided a […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 20 days ago | 3 reads

LeBron James adds another win over Father Time with historic triple-double

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers defeating a Mavericks team that sits 16 games under .500 wouldn’t typically be a feat to cheer about. However, given that LA was playing without their starting center Deandre Ayton and their superstar Luka Dončić, the result was harder to achieve than the standings indicate. Luckily, the Lakers have LeBron James. […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 21 days ago | 2 reads

Player Grades: Lakers vs. Mavericks

LeBron James and the Lakers haven’t always been a match made in heaven. A generation of Kobe Bryant fans who viewed LeBron as the rival were now watching him suit up in purple and gold and forced to reckon with it. Things haven’t been seamless for his time in Los Angeles, but it hasn’t stopped […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 21 days ago | 0 reads

Stats Rundown: 5 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 124-104 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers

At the intersection of futility and ethical tanking, there you’ll find the 2025-26 Dallas Mavericks (19-35). The Mavericks dropped their ninth straight loss on Thursday, this time to the Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) at Crypto.com Arena, 124-104. Dallas’ nine-game losing streak is now the franchise’s longest since the Mavs dropped 14 straight in the 1998-99 […]

From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 2 reads

Player Grades: Mavericks vs. Lakers

The Dallas Mavericks took on the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game before breaking for All-Star weekend. Both teams were missing star players (Cooper Flagg and Luka Doncic), but it was the Lakers who served up the Mavs a 124-104 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: B+ 17 PTS / 5 REB […]

From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 1 read

3 things from the Mavericks’ 124-104 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 124-104 on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena behind a vintage effort from LeBron James. It was the Mavs’ final game before the All-Star break, and they didn’t exactly go out with a bang. The game in LA was lacking a certain amount of star power with both Cooper […]

From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 1 read

Mavericks vs Lakers Preview and Injury Update: Searching for a win

The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) head further West, this time to play the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21). The Mavericks have lost eight in a row, a streak that started by a loss to these Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks back. Dallas fell most recently to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Los Angeles is looking […]

From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 3 reads

Mavericks vs Lakers Preview and Injury Update: Searching for a win

The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) head further West, this time to play the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21). The Mavericks have lost eight in a row, a streak that started by a loss to these Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks back. Dallas fell most recently to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Los Angeles is looking […]

From Mavs Moneyball | 21 days ago | 3 reads

Edwin’s Journal: Lakers need the All-Star break

This week was a mixed bag for the Lakers. On the plus side, they won a pair of games and got Austin Reaves back. On the negative side, they lost to the top two teams in the West, Luka Dončić got hurt and LeBron James said they weren’t a championship team. Add it all up, […]

From Silver Screen and Roll | 21 days ago | 1 read

Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama has more 40-point games than Tim Duncan

On Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Victor Wembanyama had a 40-point game against a depleted Lakers. 25 of those points came in the first quarter giving Wemby the third highest scoring quarter in Spurs history behind George Gervin (33 points in 1978) and David Robinson (28 in 1994). 37 of Wemby’s 40 came in the […]

From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read